Update & bon voyage

Wow - the beach is so healing!   My siblings and I had 4 wonderful days of eating, shopping and just hanging out in Myrtle Beach.  We laughed so much!  Great fun:-)  Here's a picture of me, two of my siblings, and my sister-in-law (Lawrence, who lives in Myrtle Beach, is missing:-(

Me, James, Shirley & Kris at Myrtle Beach

This has been my week of "so longs until next year."  It has been packed full with wonderful social events. I am one of the luckiest people on the planet because I have a wonderful family and great friends.  Family and friends...thank you all for your support!  I don't know how I would survive without you*heart.*

I fly out tomorrow around noon.  I just looked closely at my ticket...and realized that I have a 15 hour flight to Seoul, Korea and a 5 hour flight to Bangkok.  That's a lot of flying!  Time-wise, Thailand is 12 hours ahead...so when it's 8:30 a.m. here, it's 8:30 p.m. there.  I arrive in Bangkok on Tuesday 9/22 at 9:10 p.m.

Where will you stay?
I'll be at a hotel in Bangkok for 3 nights.  My flight to Chiang Mai is scheduled for Friday afternoon.  In Chiang Mai I'll be staying in a 1 bedroom efficiency apartment for 3 months.

One small correction from last week's post.  Han told me that he is not really a tour guide but organizes and plans travel programs, and introduces people to local guides.  Works for me!

As of tomorrow, my cell phone (4842) will revert to text only when WiFi is available.  I will not be able to receive calls.  For those of you who have WhatsApp or Viber, you can easily find me.  FaceTime also works.

Bon voyage...until my next post!
Gloria